Role

Born in Ilia to a humanfather and an ice dragon mother, Ninian and her brother Nils entered the Dragon's Gate after their mother vanished during the Scouring and their father went missing looking for her. Despite settling in paradise amongst other beings of dragon descent, Ninian always dreamed of returning to Elibe, the land of her birth.

Nergal and his Morph's pursuit of Ninian and her brother are part of what gets Eliwood, Hector, and Lyn involved with Nergal's schemes.

Analysis

Role

There are two different variations of Ninian available to Heroes, both of which are tied to her storyline appearance in The Blazing Blade. The normal variation of Ninian was added to the game in the Blazing Shadows update, and became available for summoning by players on March 14, 2017. A bridal variation of Ninian was made available between the period of May 21, 2018 through June 21, 2018 as part of the summoning event surrounding the launch of the Bridal Bloom update.

Analysis

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Personality and character

Ninian is a shy and soft-spoken girl. She is polite[4] and considerate, which is especially noticeable in how she addresses Eliwood after his father dies.[5] Ninian does have a weak will and body, she collapsed and suffered amnesia after she tried to escape Nergal a second time.[6]

However, due to her half-dragon heritage, Ninian has difficulty understanding why her allies are so kind toward her, despite her obvious exotic appearance and ability to sense danger. Her kind nature leads her to try to remain a bit distant from others, since she believes herself to be perceived as dangerous by others.[7]

Endings

In both of her endings, Ninian is called the Child of Destiny. She can never have an ending that involves her alone; this trait is shared with Pent and Louise.

Nils and NinianAfter these dragonkin bid farewell to the land of their birth, they returned to their new world. Meeting Eliwood warmed the hearts of these ice dragons with the hope that man and dragon could live in peace.

Eliwood and NinianEliwood and Ninian were wed after the conflict. Ninian gave up her old life and her people to enjoy a brief life with Eliwood. They have a son named Roy, who will one day take up arms to defend his nation.

Return of the Dragons[Activate] [] Choose any number of your opponent's units, except their Main Character, and have your opponent place them on top of their deck in any order.Mystical Dance:[Activate] [] [] Select an allied unit with a Support Emblem that has attacked this turn. Untap that unit.Ice Dragon Form:[Support] If you have at least 6 cards in your Bond Area, until the end of the battle, your unit gains 30 attack.

Sacred Dancer:[Activate] [] [] Choose 1 non- ally who has attacked this turn, and untap them.Men and Dragons' Hopes:[Support] At the end of this combat, if you have 6 or more bond cards, you may play this card face-down in your Bond Area instead of sending it to the Retreat Area.

Trivia

Though Ninian did not appear in Fire Emblem Heroes in its initial release version, 1.0.2, there was a folder in the game's files named "ch03_16_Ninian_F_Normal" ("ch03" being a prefix common to all The Blazing Blade characters), possibly implying that she was planned to feature at launch. The folder contained Christmas-themed artwork of male Robin and Tharja; it is unknown why this artwork was contained in Ninian's folder. The folder had been removed from the game as of version 1.1.0. Ninian herself was added to the game formally in the "Blazing Shadows" update, released on March 14th, 2017, with her files contained in the folder that originally held the Christmas-themed artwork.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions

Language

Name

Definition, etymology and notes

English

Ninian

"Ninian" is a masculine name of Scottish, Irish, and Ancient Celtic usage. While the exact meaning is unknown, it appears in a Latinized form "Niniavus", which could be from the Welsh name "Nynniaw". This was the name of a 5th-century British saint who was apparently responsible for many miracles and cures. He is known as the Apostle to the Picts.[10]

↑"Eliwood: My mother, too, loves dancing, you know. She would be pleased. At festival time, she dances all night like a young maiden. My father always clucked his tongue and shook his head, but each year, he would dance with her until the dawn. Ah–Ninian: ... ...Eliwood: Forgive me. You... must think of my father often enough.Ninian: No... it’s all right. I mean, not compared to you, Lord Eliwood..." — Ninian and Eliwood in their support conversation, Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade

↑"Ninian: Lady Lyn... Lady Lyn, you did nothing wrong...... When Nils fell overboard, I didn’t know what to do. ...I became lost within myself. If only I’d been stronger... ......All of this could have been avoided... I am...truly...sorry.Nils: ...Ninian’s power is greater than mine, but it costs her physical and emotional strength. ......Nergal exploited that...weakness..." — Ninian and Nils, Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade